Miami: American Automobile Art

Miami “Styled for the Road: The Art of Automobile Design, 1908–1948” at
the Wolfsonian-FIU (October
16–March 14, 2010). The role of design and the visual arts in shaping American automobile
culture, from the concept of “planned obsolescence” at work in the production of each
year’s new model to the Mobil Oil signs dotting our nation’s highways, is the focus of
this engaging exhibition, which includes more than 80 original design drawings for everything from
fenders to advertising.